11 DAYS and staying in today
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11 DAYS and staying in today
a bit of a roller coaster ride, and i was able to start my day over after i went to a meeting during lunchtime.
it feels different this time...though i've thought and said that before...what am I doing different? well basically noticing my negative thoughts towards me and the world, and by transforming them into beiing a better friend to myself and to others. that combined with other key tools in my recovery:
staying in today (as best I can)
takin what works and leave the rest
Easy Does It
going to meetings
socializing with sobriety friends
another thing i gotta try and stick with tonight it to sleep in my bed. i'm used to staying up all night and laying on the couch with the tv on due to my addiction. then when i've gotten clean i still sleep on the couch with the TV on. tonight my goal is to climb in my bed by 11PM and stay there, no matter what, until wake up call at 4:30.
time to read some posts
it feels different this time...though i've thought and said that before...what am I doing different? well basically noticing my negative thoughts towards me and the world, and by transforming them into beiing a better friend to myself and to others. that combined with other key tools in my recovery:
staying in today (as best I can)
takin what works and leave the rest
Easy Does It
going to meetings
socializing with sobriety friends
another thing i gotta try and stick with tonight it to sleep in my bed. i'm used to staying up all night and laying on the couch with the tv on due to my addiction. then when i've gotten clean i still sleep on the couch with the TV on. tonight my goal is to climb in my bed by 11PM and stay there, no matter what, until wake up call at 4:30.
time to read some posts
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I love the tools in your toolbox and have found starting my day over when needed helps immensely too.
Hope you're having sweet dreams in bed. Old habits are hard to break sometimes, but not impossible.
Nightie-night ~
Hope you're having sweet dreams in bed. Old habits are hard to break sometimes, but not impossible.
Nightie-night ~ Member
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I didn't sleep well but i did get in bed around midnight, and stayed there until 4:30 am wake up. I got up without playing the snooze game and didn't go into "crazy stinking thinking and actions" at the start of work like the day before.
tonight i'll try and get to bed earlier
tonight i'll try and get to bed earlier
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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Great work ksplash! I just crossed over into the 14th day, and I'm also having to learn how to do some things differently. I slept on the couch a lot (well, passed out there) and actually fell asleep there last night. But I woke up around 2 and went to bed. It feels so much better to wake up in the morning in my bed than on the couch with the TV blaring and all my clothes still on.
Keep up the good work!
Keep up the good work!
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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I sat up in a chair watching TV until I got passed the sweats and anxiety attacks that were so intense I could not sleep period for one month. What a hellish experience I never want to go thru ever again. 6 months later I beg for my bed and love my sleep,lol.
It does get better!
Ronnie
It does get better!
Ronnie
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Hi ksplash5,
That sounds just like me, the tv and sofa were apart of my life every single night of the week. Now I am watching less tv and reading more and finding my bed a comfortable place to be. Congrats on your decision to get sober.
That sounds just like me, the tv and sofa were apart of my life every single night of the week. Now I am watching less tv and reading more and finding my bed a comfortable place to be. Congrats on your decision to get sober.
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